1 Continuation of medical benefits during the leave under terms similar to those of COBRA.  Protection from discharge upon return to work except for cause for a period of time depending on the length of military service.
Russia pledges not to stand in the way of Paris climate deal. Russiaâs president Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the COP21 conference in Le Bourget, Paris. Russia has pledged not to stand in the way of a deal at the Paris climate change conference, removing another obstacle to a potential agreement, the Guardian has learned.
As of December 2016, 192 states and the European Union have signed the Agreement. 143 of those parties have ratified or acceded to the Agreement, most notably China, the United States and India, the countries with three of the four largest greenhouse gas emissions of the signatories' total (about 42% together).